Hi all.
I've just replaced Vans std TW with a lightweight version bought from Vince and Blake at Flyboy Accessories, and here's the numbers and experiences so far.
The TW looked like a piece of art when I took it out of the box:
I also bought some spareparts because those springs and little things have a nasty habbit of getting lost.
First I compared their diameter:
Vans TW is 15 cm diameter.
FlyBoys is 14 cm.
Then I compared the width:
Vans is 5,5 cm.
FlyBoy is 3,5 cm rubber and 5,5 including the bearing.
Finally the weight: Vans is 1100 grams
FlyBoy is 740 grams:
Mounted on the fork, Vans TW distance from the floor to the center was 68 mm:
Flyboy was 65 mm above the floor:
Finally I measured the angle of the fuse:
Both wheels indicated an angle of 10,9* and that makes sense since the height above the floor was almost the same.
I haven't flown with the new TW yet because bad weather, but next week it's forecasted to clear up. Then it'll be time for flying and I'll post my experiences afterwards.
In a month or so, I'll get hold of some calibrated weights and weigh in the plane with both the old and the new TW.
It'll be interesting to see how much (if any?) the CG has moved fwd.
Maybe someone else has done this already?
Stand by for updates.
Lastly: Blake and Vince is very nice to do business with and they provide very nice customer care!
I've just replaced Vans std TW with a lightweight version bought from Vince and Blake at Flyboy Accessories, and here's the numbers and experiences so far.
The TW looked like a piece of art when I took it out of the box:
I also bought some spareparts because those springs and little things have a nasty habbit of getting lost.
First I compared their diameter:
Vans TW is 15 cm diameter.
FlyBoys is 14 cm.
Then I compared the width:
Vans is 5,5 cm.
FlyBoy is 3,5 cm rubber and 5,5 including the bearing.
Finally the weight: Vans is 1100 grams
FlyBoy is 740 grams:
Mounted on the fork, Vans TW distance from the floor to the center was 68 mm:
Flyboy was 65 mm above the floor:
Finally I measured the angle of the fuse:
Both wheels indicated an angle of 10,9* and that makes sense since the height above the floor was almost the same.
I haven't flown with the new TW yet because bad weather, but next week it's forecasted to clear up. Then it'll be time for flying and I'll post my experiences afterwards.
In a month or so, I'll get hold of some calibrated weights and weigh in the plane with both the old and the new TW.
It'll be interesting to see how much (if any?) the CG has moved fwd.
Maybe someone else has done this already?
Stand by for updates.
Lastly: Blake and Vince is very nice to do business with and they provide very nice customer care!
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